Watford striker Troy Deeney could be suspended for Watford's trip to West Ham on Saturday if he is found guilty of making an obscene gesture after scoring a penalty in their 4-1 trouncing of Chelsea on Monday night.

The evidence is pretty clear cut against Deeney, as you can see in the picture below, and the FA confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that they are investigating the incident after the striker opened the scoring from the penalty spot at Vicarage Road.

If he is banned, he is likely to miss four games through suspension as it would be his third offence of the season to be dealt with by the disciplinary bods at the FA. The first of those would be the clash with the Hammers at the London Stadium this coming Saturday afternoon.

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Deeney was banned for four games over the Christmas period following his red card against Huddersfield after a challenge on Collin Quaner during a 4-1 defeat by Huddersfield on December 16.

Troy Deeney gestures to the fans after scoring the first goal in Watford's 4-1 win over Chelsea (Image: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

In October last year, the striker was suspended for three games following a violent conduct charge after grabbing the face of Stoke's Joe Allen .

Deeney said after the game his celebration was in response to speculation over his future and to remind people he was still around as Javi Gracia had a home debut to remember as Hornets manager as ten-man Chelsea where blown away in the final ten minutes.

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Gerard Deulofeu, Daryl Janmaat and Roberto Pereyra scored in the final few minuets of the game to give the home side the victory and crank up the pressure on Blues boss Antonio Conte, who has seen his Chelsea side ship seven goals in their last two games and lose them both,